Iron Age remains found in bog may have been sacrificial
Ancient human remains discovered in peatland in County Londonderry in 2023 are now thought to be those of a young woman who ...
2,000-year-old remains found in bog show signs of 'violent death'
The body was found close to Bellaghy in Northern Ireland in 2023 and is believed to belong to a girl between 17 and 22.
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2,000-Year-Old Bog Body Found In Northern Ireland Was A Young Woman Who Was Decapitated In A Presumed Ritual Sacrifice
Archaeologists Uncover Iron Age Remains In A Northern Irish Bog In October 2023, machine workers digging in a bog in Bellaghy, Northern Ireland, discovered human remains. Upon excavation ...
2,000-year-old decapitated body found in Northern Ireland bog may have been sacrificed
Initial excavations found bones from the arms, legs, fingers and breastbone, police said. Because the body had been well preserved in the bog environment, researchers also found partial skin, ...
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Decapitated woman found in Irish bog is 2,000-year-old ritual sacrifice
"As is the case for so many Iron Age bog bodies, the young woman suffered a highly violent death which involved the flow of blood from her throat followed by decapitation," Eileen Murphy, an ...
Ancient remains discovered in Co Derry bog ‘likely to belong to young woman’ who died violently
Ancient human remains uncovered in a Co Derry bog are believed to belong to a young woman who lived over 2,000 years ago and ...
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Iron Age remains found in bog may have been sacrificial
She said the young woman's fate was not untypical of finds from the era. "As is the case for so many Iron Age bog bodies, the young woman suffered a highly violent death which involved the flow of ...
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2,000-year-old decapitated body found in Northern Ireland bog may have been sacrificed
suggesting throwing a body in the bog during the Iron Age was intentional. “Ballymacombs More Woman is certainly one of the most important archaeological discoveries on the island of Ireland.